The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-02-23

ter Of Mr n. M. Pugsley, is visiting her
father and other friends here.
Edw. johnson of Boston, who is home on
visit to friends in Kalamazoo, his sister
! Miss Laura johnson and Miss Kate Bur
hngame, both of Kalamazoo, attended the
WashIngton's birthday party IN this village
Mrs. j. j. Paige sang in the Presbyterian
church at Kalamazoo last Sunday. There is
talk of permanent engagement for her SER
vices in that choir. En-. Is good vocalist.
Mrs. Myron Hoskins, who was so suddenly
prostrated by an apoplectlc shock some i've
weeks since, has so far recovered as TO be
able 10 walk from her room to the dining
table,
Mrs. DIR. Booth of Muskegon, was in town
the other day and made the NoRTHERsER
brief call Wonder if she remembers when
she was Mrs. Mark Ashton" and We were
MARX?
We understand that a certain nonresident
owner OF one of the water-powers In tins vil-
lage complains of his taxes. he would, prob
ably, find little difficulty in disposing OF it for
its assessed valuation.
An entertainment by the Boston Star
Company next Saturday evening at the
Longwell Opera House. Admission thirty
| nye ana uIty Ceuts lstSeANco pSaIo AOA o'io
at Longwell's drug store.
c. l.. Eaton is negotiating transfer OF
his drug and grocery stock IN this village.
If his trade is cousummated, the stock VIII
probably remain here, otherwise 1t VIII he
removed to Mattawan. Meanwhile, the store
is closed.
The following is list of letters remaining
uncalled for in the Paw Paw postofice for
the week ending February 2lst, 1887: Ed
ward blanchard Nellie Gibbs, l.. M. Hitch
cock Ida Moore, August Post, Ema Ross,
K. Young.
A large number of the pupils of our school
are having the scarlet rash but none OF them
are seriously i'll. In most cases they are con-
fined TO the house not more than two or three
days The disease .s quite prevalent IN all
the surrounding country.
Mrs George Moulthrop Of New Haven,
Conn, sister of John j. Paige, and Mr.. aud
Mrs. A. Pennock of Adrian, are visiting at
Mr.. Paige's. Mrs. Pennock is daughter of
the late Judge Comstock and has many
friends and acquaintances in town.
We have promise from several of our
subscribers TO bring us wood, and we are OF
the opinion that if they expect to avail them
selves of this opportunity tn square up,
now is the time To do it. Wood Is just as
good 10 US as money now, but later on 1t
may not be.
J,C. McLain arrived at home from Da-
kota on Friday last John liked the coun-
try pretty well but says even the "dry cold .
of Dakota will freeze mans nose or ears II
he leaves them out of doors. The coldest he
experienced was -22 2. He was in the
southern part of the territory, l60 miles
farther south than Aberdeen.
Owing to the stormy weather, there was
but slim attendance at the meeting called
for the purpose of perfecting the Van Buren
county fair organization. Another meeting
will be held at the court house on Tuesday,
March lst, 1887. at one O'Clock p. IN. lt is
to be hoped that the weather will prove
suspcious and that there may be u large at
! tendance.
Mrs. ID. IL. Briggs OF Grand Rapids, Ne
braska, renewing her subscription, writes as
follows: 1--WE think we cannot get along
without the NoRTHERNEB. Here on the bor-
ders of civilization, we always look for II and
particularly for tho correspondence from
North Hamilton, Keeler, Decatur, Hartford
and Observer. We have fine country out
here and what is better, 1t Is "a healthy one.
short time since, Geo. w. Longweli
: injured one of his eyes by heavy lifting. he
went to Ann Arbor to have 1t examined. de
was advised to wait awhile before having
ANYTHING done TO 1T and see II he did not
recover his vision without undergoing treat
ment At present, the injured eye is nearly
blind Prof Russell was also at Ann Arbor
at the same time for a similar purpose. His
eyes have been gradually failing for some
time The prospect is fair that he will
; wholly recover his sight.
The Boston Star Company will give an
entertainmenment next Saturday evening at
the Longwell Opera House. From the many
complimentary press notices we clip the fol
lowing from the Boston Sunday Times.
zone of the most attractive concert comblna-
tions now before the public Is the Boston
Star Company, which is under the able man
agement of Mr.. Ozias w. Pond. The artists
who compose it are Mrs. Medora Henson
Emerson, soprano: Mr.. Walter Emerson, cor
l net soloist Nela L. Brown, reader; Mr.. John
. Thomas, humorist; and Miss Ida j. Low,
3 accompanist. They will soon start upon a
concert tour, and with such an array of talent
it should, and doubtless will, be very sue
, cessful ONE
, The township "submiesion committed
held meeting last Monday evening and
appointed the following committees III eacn
of the school districts of the township: Dis
. trict No. /, ID. Woodman, L. Nj. Snow. L. l..
Warner, j. w. Free; No. 2, G. w. Young;
No. 3, Geo. Prater; No. 4, @. l.. Van Week;
No. 5, Edgar Adrisnce; No. G, Henry Hinck-
, ley; No. Z, II. B. Huse; No. 8, III. f. Bowen;
, No. ., +. N. Douglass 1t ID expected that
the several committees will make an accurate
canvass of the voters of their several districts,
ascertain the sentiments of each voter on the
submission question and also arrange for one
or more meetings in their districts during
the campaign. The township committee
: will try to furnish speakers.
Officer McCabe went over TO Coldwater
the other day and received into his custody
one Myron Rimes, who had just served out a
sentence in the jail at that place for disturb
ing religious meeting. Rimes was wanted
for an assault and battery committed last
summer on the person of Mrs. John Sails
bury. He is the chap who, it will be remem-
bered, eluded Officer Bulard by skipping
through the river and taking to the woods.
As McCabe was walking Nlong the streets of
Coldwater with his prisoner, they met a man